Help Guide
HelpGuide
InterchangeableLensDigitalCamera
ILCE-9 α9
WhiteBalance
Correctsthetoneeffectoftheambientlightconditiontorecordaneutralwhitesubjectinwhite.Usethisfunctionwhen
thecolortonesoftheimagedidnot comeoutasyouexpected,orwhenyouwanttochangethecolortonesonpurpose
forphotographicexpression.
Menuitemdetails
Auto/ Daylight/ Shade/ Cloudy/ Incandescent/ Fluor.:WarmWhite/
Fluor.:CoolWhite/ Fluor.:DayWhite/ Fluor.:Daylight/ Flash/ UnderwaterAuto:Whenyouselect
alightsourcethatilluminatesthesubject,theproductadjuststhecolortonesto suittotheselectedlightsource(preset
whitebalance).Whenyouselect[Auto],theproductautomaticallydetectsthelightsourceandadjuststhecolortones.
C.Temp./Filter:
Adjuststhecolortonesdependingonthelightsource.AchievestheeffectofCC(ColorCompensation)filtersfor
photography.
Custom1/Custom2/Custom 3:
Usesthewhitebalancesettingsavedin[CustomSetup].
CustomSetup:
Memorizesthebasicwhitecolorunderthelightconditionsfortheshootingenvironment.
Selectamemorizedcustomwhitebalancenumber.
Hint
Youcandisplaythefineadjustmentscreenandperformfineadjustmentsofthecolortonesasrequiredbypressingtherightsideof
thecontrolwheel.
Ifthecolortonesdonotcomeoutasyouexpectedintheselectedsettings,perform[WBbracket]shooting.
or isdisplayedonlywhen[PrioritySetinAWB]issetto[Ambience]or[White].
Note
[WhiteBalance]isfixedto[Auto]inthefollowingshootingmodes:
[IntelligentAuto]
Ifyouuseamercurylamporasodiumlampasalightsource,theaccuratewhitebalancewillnotbeobtainedbecauseofthe
characteristicsofthelight.Itisrecommendedtoshootimagesusingaflashorselect[CustomSetup].
RelatedTopic
Capturingabasicwhitecolorin[CustomSetup]mode
PrioritySetinAWB
WBbracket
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MENU→
(CameraSettings1)→[WhiteBalance]→desiredsetting.
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